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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Leadership & Policy
Lincoln U. Names Rome New President
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An administrator at a college in North Carolina will become the new president of Lincoln University in Jefferson City. Lincoln University curators announced Friday that Kevin D. Rome will be the school’s 19th president, beginning June 1. Rome was chosen after a nine-month search. He’ll succeed Carolyn Mahoney, who retired in […]
January 18, 2013
Students
Dartmouth College Ending Advanced Placement Credit
High school students hoping to earn college credits through Advanced Placement exams soon will be out of luck at Dartmouth College, which has concluded the tests aren’t as rigorous as its own classes.
January 17, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Pa. College Faculty Report Contract Talks Stalled
The union representing faculty at Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities says contract talks have stalled again.
January 17, 2013
African-American
Problem Solver: Dr. Ivory A. Toldson
Toldson, a 2013 Emerging Scholar as selected by Diverse, challenges stereotypes of the Black community and seeks solutions.
January 17, 2013
Students
Attorney General: Kentucky College Misrepresents Job Placements
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a for-profit college with campuses in the state’s two largest cities, claiming the school exaggerated job placement numbers to students.
January 16, 2013
Community Colleges
AP Source: Duncan to Stay at Education Department
An Education Department official says Secretary Arne Duncan will remain in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet into a second term.
January 15, 2013
Sports
Iraqis Latest Recruited International Students to Attend University of Cincinnati
Students from Iraq are the latest products of overseas recruiting by the University of Cincinnati, which is building enrollment and revenues with international students.
January 14, 2013
Faculty & Staff
HBCU Presidents Stood Up for Civil Rights
This past December, the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) released two new videos in their series of oral history videos that link seasoned activists with emergent leaders.
January 13, 2013
Community Colleges
Indiana to Incentivize Graduation
Indiana’s education chief says lawmakers need to make wiser investments in higher education to improve the state’s college graduation rate, including new financial aid incentives for students who earn top grades and graduate on time.
January 10, 2013
Community Colleges
Dr. Gerardo Dominguez’s Work Explores Natural Phenomena
Dr. Gerardo Dominguez’s push to excel academically was fueled by a desire for respect, something not necessarily afforded to a poor Hispanic kid growing up in Los Angeles.
January 9, 2013
Community Colleges
UC Online Courses Attract Few Outside Students
The University of California has spent more than $4 million marketing its new online courses, but so far it’s attracting few students outside the UC system.
January 8, 2013
Community Colleges
Report: College Savings Plans Utilized by a Wealthy Few
The few Americans who participate in federal programs that help families save money for their children’s college education are primarily wealthy, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says in a new report.
January 8, 2013
Students
Colleges Step In to Fill Students’ Social-Skills Gaps
Programs are designed to give students the kinds of social skills they need to get and keep a job.
January 3, 2013
Students
Faculty Diversity a Topic of Discussion at MLA Annual Convention
The 128th Modern Language Association convention features hundreds of sessions covering a variety of topics related to American and European literature.
January 3, 2013
Community Colleges
Michigan Allows Community Colleges to Offer Some 4-Year Degree Programs
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a law that will allow community colleges to grant bachelor’s degrees in several fields of study.
January 2, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Judge Rebuffs Discrimination Suit Against Spokane Falls CC
A federal judge in Washington state has rebuffed a race and national origin discrimination suit by an economics instructor who was denied tenure at Spokane Falls Community College.
January 1, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Group Files Department of Education Complaint on U.Va.’s ‘Warning’
A group representing trustees and alumni from colleges around the country is seeking an investigation into an accreditation agency putting the University of Virginia on warning for its failed attempt to fire its president.
January 1, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Morgan State Regents Extend President’s Contract
The president of Morgan State University gets to keep his job for another year.
December 30, 2012
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